"friend"" (radio series) or ""trusty scout"" (television series) in the language of his tribe. In the 2013 film, Tonto translates the word as meaning ""wrong brother"". Tonto buries the dead rangers, and the Lone Ranger instructs him to make a sixth empty grave to leave the impression that he, too, is dead. The radio series identified Tonto as a chief's son in the Potawatomi nation. The Potawatomi originated in the Great Lakes region, but in the 19th century, most had been relocated to the Southwestern states. Their regalia is different from that worn by Tonto. The choice to make Tonto"
"Arizona. In the Fran Striker books, Tonto is described as a ""half-breed"". In the 2013 theatrical feature film of ""The Lone Ranger"", Tonto is depicted as a Comanche tribesman. Tonto first rode a horse named ""White Feller"" (White Fella/Fellah). When the 1938 Republic movie serial ""The Lone Ranger"" was being filmed, it was thought that having two white horses would be confusing, so the producers made ""White Feller"" a pinto horse, presumably on the theory that, being partly white, a pinto could still be named ""White Feller"". The radio series, noting that the pinto in the film had gone over"
"Tornado (horse) Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, ""tor-NAH-do"" (except in the 1998 movie ""The Mask of Zorro""). Being as jet-black as Zorro's costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night. Over the decades and the many stories, the specific details of Tornado's history and personality differ considerably. In the 1957 TV series, Tornado is merely a fast and strong horse. In the second season episodes that take place in"
"who played Tonto, was a close friend. Graser and Todd frequently drove home together and stopped for a cigar and a nip and a hand of cards. Graser and his wife were at a night club when a prize was offered for the person who could shout ""Hi-Yo, Silver!"" most nearly like the Ranger. Graser entered the contest, but didn't win. Brace Beemer appeared as the Ranger in public appearances because station owner George Trendle felt that Earl Graser did not look right for the part. Beemer was 6 foot three inches tall, had an athletic build, rode horses and"
"actor from Colorado, voiced the character in ""The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour"". Michael Horse portrayed Tonto in the film ""The Legend of the Lone Ranger"" (1981). Johnny Depp's was the most recent portrayal, in the Disney film ""The Lone Ranger"" (2013). Tonto made his first appearance on the 11th episode of the radio show ""The Lone Ranger"". Two conflicting origin stories have been given for the character Tonto and how he came to work with the Lone Ranger. As originally presented, in the December 7, 1938, radio broadcast, Reid had already been well established as the Lone Ranger when he"
"Tonto Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi) companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in 19th century western America. In Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, ""tonto"" translates as ""a dumb person"", ""moron"", or ""fool"". In the Italian version the original name is retained, but in the Spanish dubbed version, the character is called ""Toro"" (Spanish for ""bull"") or ""Ponto"". Tonto made his first appearance on"
"on Sancola Street. A 1996 profile in the ""Los Angeles Times"" describes him as having Yaqui, Mescalero Apache and Zuni roots although does not verify his heritage. On November 23, 1993, Horse married Sandra Dee Dombrowski in Nevada. Horse's film debut came in the role of Tonto in the ill-fated 1981 film, ""The Legend of the Lone Ranger"". Horse portrayed Deputy Hawk, a Native American policeman, in the TV series ""Twin Peaks"" (1990–91; 2017) and also acted in ""Passenger 57"" (1992), ""House of Cards"" (1993), the 1990s version of the television series ""The Untouchables"" (1993), and ""North of 60"" (1995–97)."
"the 11th episode of the radio show, which originated on the Detroit, Michigan, radio station WXYZ. Though he became well known as the Lone Ranger's friend, Tonto was originally created just so the Lone Ranger would have someone with whom to talk. Throughout the radio run (which spanned 21 years), with only a few exceptions, Tonto was played by American actor John Todd. Jay Silverheels portrayed the (arguably best-remembered version) in ""The Lone Ranger"" television series. This was the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true ""hit"". Ivan Naranjo, a Blackfoot/Southern Ute"
"as Television Champion, or TV Champ, for short. He was distinguished by his chestnut coat, blond mane and tail, four white stockings and broad white facial blaze. TV Champ made frequent appearances with Autry in films and television during the 1950s. Unlike his fictional namesake, TV Champ was a gelding. The horse that played Champ was bred in the United Kingdom. The mare rejected the foal then called Dawn that was hand reared by Mr Walter Ellams and his Daughter Patricia. Due to the foal being hand reared it was extremely tame and was then later sold to play Champion."
"Nome. In all, Kaasen and Balto ran a total of . Kaasen maintained that he decided to continue since there were no lights on in the cabin where Rohn was sleeping and he didn't want to waste time, but many thought his decision to not wake Rohn was motivated by a desire to grab the glory for himself and Balto. According to Leonhard Seppala, Togo's musher, Balto was a scrub freight dog that he left behind when he set out on the trip. He also asserted that Kaasen's lead dog was actually a dog named ""Fox,"" but that news agents"
"Mtoto Mtoto (1 April 1983 – 24 May 2011) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from 1985 until 1988, he ran ten times and won seven races. He showed some promise as three-year-old in 1986, but emerged as a top-class horse in 1987 when he defeated The Derby winner Reference Point in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. In 1988, he was the dominant middle-distance horse in Britain, winning a second Eclipse Stakes and taking the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Bred by John L. Moore, Mtoto was a bay horse with a white blaze."
"Lone Ranger saves Silver's life from an enraged buffalo and, in gratitude, Silver chooses to give up his wild life to carry him. The origin of Tonto's horse, Scout, is less clear. For a long time, Tonto rides a white horse called White Feller. In ""Four Day Ride"" (August 5, 1938), Tonto is given a paint horse by his friend Chief Thundercloud, who then takes White Feller. Tonto rides this horse and refers to him simply as ""Paint Horse"" for several episodes. The horse is finally named Scout in ""Border Dope Smuggling"" (September 2, 1938). In another episode, however, the"
"began to publish poetry inspired by his youth on the Six Nations Indian Reserve and recited his work on television. In 1966, he guest-starred as John Tallgrass in the short-lived ABC comedy/western series ""The Rounders"", with Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne, and Chill Wills. Despite the typecasting, Silverheels in later years often poked fun at his character. In 1969, he appeared as Tonto without The Lone Ranger in a comedy sketch on ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"". The sketch was featured on the 1973 record album ""Here's Johnny: Magic Moments From The Tonight Show"". ""My name is Tonto. I hail"
"Lone Ranger, in a surge of conscience, releases Silver back to the wild. The episode ends with Silver returning, bringing along a companion who becomes Tonto's horse Scout. In an echo of the Lone Ranger's line, Tonto frequently says, ""Git-um up, Scout!"" (The phrase became so well embedded in the Lone Ranger mythos that International Harvester used it as an advertising line to promote their Scout utility vehicle in the 1970s.) In the Format Films animated cartoon which ran from 1966 to 1968, Tonto also had an eagle he called Taka, and installments that focused exclusively on him or had"
"appears in the Thrilling Adventure Hour serialized segment ""Tales from the Black Lagoon"". Notes Bibliography Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Preston Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Mohawk Canadian actor and He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series ""The Lone Ranger"". Silverheels was born Harold Preston Smith in Canada, on the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hagersville, Ontario. He was a grandson of Mohawk Chief A.G. Smith and Mary Wedge, and one of the 11 children"
"radio episodes ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, ""'oh, Pancho!"" ""'oh, Cisco!"", before galloping off, while laughing. Renaldo returned to the role for the popular 156-episode Ziv Television series ""The Cisco Kid"" (1950–1956), notable as the first TV series filmed in color. For the 1950s TV series, the Cisco Kid's sidekick Pancho was portrayed by Leo Carrillo, riding a Palomino named Loco. The Cisco Kid's horse was named Diablo. After a long absence, the character galloped back onto TV screens in the 1994"
"Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Preston Smith, May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was a Mohawk Canadian actor and He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Indian companion of the Lone Ranger in the long-running American western television series ""The Lone Ranger"". Silverheels was born Harold Preston Smith in Canada, on the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hagersville, Ontario. He was a grandson of Mohawk Chief A.G. Smith and Mary Wedge, and one of the 11 children of Captain Alexander George Edwin Smith, MC, Cayuga, and his wife Mabel Phoebe Doxtater, also"
"Ranger with the name of his horse as well as the funds required to finance his wandering life-style and the raw material for his signature bullets. At the end of most episodes, after the Lone Ranger and Tonto leave, someone asks the sheriff or other person of authority who the masked man was. The person then responds that it was the Lone Ranger, who is then heard yelling ""Hi-Yo Silver, away!"" as he and Tonto ride away on their horses. George W. Trendle retained the title of producer, although he recognized that his experience in radio was not adequate for"
"history can one find a greater champion of justice! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again! This was followed by Brace Beemer's voice, declaring, ""Come on, Silver! Let's go, big fellow! Hi-yo, Silver! Away!"" The Lone Ranger was played by several actors: Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series"
"Harry and Tonto Harry and Tonto is a 1974 road movie written by Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld and directed by Mazursky. It features Art Carney as Harry in an Academy Award-winning performance. Tonto is his pet cat. Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is an elderly widower and retired teacher who is forced from his Upper West Side apartment in New York City because his building is going to be razed to build a parking lot. He initially stays with his eldest son Burt's family in the suburbs, but eventually chooses to travel cross country with his pet cat Tonto. Initially"
"Theodore O'Connor Theodore O'Connor (May 8, 1995 – May 28, 2008), nicknamed ""Teddy,"" was a pony (though of horse phenotype) who competed internationally at the highest level of eventing. Ridden by Olympian Karen O'Connor, he performed exceedingly well at such events as the Rolex Kentucky Three Day and the Pan American Games. His success and small stature earned him the nickname ""Super Pony."" Theodore O'Connor (or ""Teddy"") was by the Thoroughbred stallion Witty Boy, who finished his racing career with a record of (40-5-1-3) and earnings of $50,518. Witty Boy went on to sire more than 300 horses in the"
"end of the cave once stood a fake mine entrance, now known as Tornado's Mine, with pieces of the old film construction still visible. Tornado (horse) Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, ""tor-NAH-do"" (except in the 1998 movie ""The Mask of Zorro""). Being as jet-black as Zorro's costume enables horse and rider to more easily elude capture at night. Over the decades and the many stories, the specific details of Tornado's history and personality"
"one of the collection's stories, which details the experience of a Native American who leaves the reservation to live in Seattle with his white girlfriend and then moves back. The Lone Ranger and Tonto are symbols for white and Native-American identity, respectively. The names are taken from a popular radio show which first aired in 1933, later leading to a series of books and then a television show in the 1950s in which a white man, the Lone Ranger, teams up with an Indian, Tonto, to battle evil in the old west. Alexie, who claims the title came to him"
"program from the circus in 1931 made a statement about the bond between the pair: Following Tony's retirement, Tom Mix began featuring another horse of similar color and appearance in his films, Tony, Jr. A third horse, Tony II, was used for public appearances. Known as “The Wonder Horse” and “King of the Wild Horses,” Rex was a black Morgan stallion with a fierce reputation. Despite the fact that over the years he was termed “mean,” “vicious,” “ornery,” “undependable,” “warped,” and “dangerous,” Rex was in the film industry for nearly fifteen years, starring in over a dozen films. Few actors"
"Native Americans on Network TV Native Americans on Network TV: Stereotypes, Myths, and the ""Good Indian,"" is a 2013 book-length study of American Indian characters on U.S. television, from ""The Lone Ranger"" to ""Longmire"". Author Michael Ray FitzGerald noted a persistent pattern: The most notable (i.e., long-running) characters, such as Tonto (""The Lone Ranger (TV series)""), Cochise (""Broken Arrow (TV series)""), Mingo (""Daniel Boone (TV series)""), and Cordell Walker (""Walker, Texas Ranger"") have been those who enforced Euro-American norms. The book examines the traditional role of stereotypes and their functions in the rhetoric of colonialism, offering a critical analysis of"
"2 March 1946 overseas. In the Army, Nonnie raised money for war bonds with various Vaudeville shows including ""Pennsylvania on Parade"". Nonnie died on 26 April 2003 in Killeen, Texas. Morton and Mayo Morton and Mayo were a Vaudeville dance and comedy duo from approximately the 1920s to the 1940s who were predominately known for an artificial horse act known as Pansy the Horse. ""Mayo"" was Andy Mayo and ""Morton"" was portrayed by both Al Morton from 1923 to 1931 and by Nonnie Morton from 1931 to 1942. Al Morton and Andy Mayo toured the United States on a variety"
"Robert Livingston. Tonto was played in both by Victor Daniels, billed as Chief Thundercloud. ""The Lone Ranger"" was a TV show that aired for eight seasons, from 1949 to 1957, and starred Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. Only five of the eight seasons had new episodes. It was the ABC television network's first big hit of the early 1950s. Moore's tenure as the Ranger is probably the best-known treatment of the franchise. Moore was replaced in the third season by John Hart, but he returned for the final two seasons. The fifth and final"
"the Horse act with him and his wife, Florence Mayo. Nonnie took the place of Al Morton in the front of the horse and Florence acted as the horse's trainer. Morton and Mayo toured Europe in 1937 and in 1942 starred in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe club in New York, NY. In 1943 Nonnie joined the army and continued his Vaudeville career raising money for war bonds. Andy Mayo was born Andrew C Guariglia on 1 August 1901 in Italy to Emil and Columbia Guariglia. In 1903 the family emigrated to Philadelphia, PA where they lived at 1330 Moore St"
"character was played on the radio show by George Seaton, Earle Graser, and Brace Beemer. Clayton Moore portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, although during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced temporarily by John Hart, who wore a different style of mask. On the radio, Tonto was played by, among others, John Todd and Roland Parker; and in the television series, by Jay Silverheels, who was a Mohawk from the Six Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario, Canada. The Lone Ranger was so named because the character is the sole survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers. While details differ,"
"placed alongside them. He was the first horse to be given equal billing with his human costar, and was featured in the title of three movies: ""Just Tony"" (1922), ""Oh! You Tony"" (1924), and ""Tony Runs Wild"" (1926). Tony is listed as appearing in thirty-four films between 1922 and 1932.The film ""Just Tony"" (Fox Film Corporation), is based on a Max Brand short story, Alcatraz. Tony's image would appear on film posters, his name included in a number of film titles, and he accompanied Mix on international publicity tours. Tony was immortalized in a series of junior novels and comic"
"King, Tonto Bars Hank, and Tonto Bars Gill. Traveler was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1994. Traveler (horse) Traveler (died 1912), was a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse breed, but mystery surrounds him as his breeding is completely unknown. He appeared in Texas in the mid-1880s and eventually ended up as a match racehorse and stallion. Some stories have him part of a contractor's work string doing grading work on a railroad being constructed in Eastland County, Texas. Whether or not this story is true, the first recorded owner of Traveler was a man named"
"and the framing. No reason was given in the episode as to why Tonto chose to travel with the Lone Ranger, rather than continue about his business. A different version was given in later episodes of the radio drama and at the beginning of ""The Lone Ranger"" television series: Tonto rescues the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a party that was tricked into an ambush by the outlaw Butch Cavendish. Tonto recognizes the ranger as someone who had saved him when they were both boys. He refers to him by the title ""ke-mo sah-bee"", explaining that the phrase means ""faithful"
"6372 Hollywood Blvd. The late Ted Knight stated that Putnam served in part as a model for the Ted Baxter character in the 1970s television series ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" on CBS. Putnam was also noted for his years of participation in the Rose Parade, having ridden in that event from 1951 until 2000, when his horse died. At the time, Putnam said that he was too advanced in age to train another Parade horse. Putnam lived and died at his working ranch in Chino. The ranch houses his sixty-five racehorses, which have competed at the Kentucky Derby and"